Stop trivialising mental health


Laws that involve life and death have no room for jokes on psychological abuse.

IT was the kind of WhatsApp message that no one wants to receive from a friend or family member. But come through my phone it did, amidst other messages, some on topics as mundane as work, arranging for meet-ups over coffee, and tips on running and fitness.

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Opinion , "Lyana Khairuddin" , NaturalLy

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